At 05:30 PM 8/9/00 -0400, ANDREA SPIEGLE wrote:
>I have a pair of new gerbils that are really small and young and, I
>think, both female. I don't know much about telling the gender of
>gerbils, but I've been to lots of websites, looked at pictures and
>descriptions. I'm pretty sure these 2 are female and most likely
>sisters. Since I've been doing research about gerbils I've discovered
>conflicting info about keeping 2 females together. Some say that you
>only need to be concerned with more than two females kept together, some
>say that even two females will fight. This is only my second pair of
>gerbils, and the others were males. Now I'm worried that my girls are
>going to grow up and fight and I'll have to seperate them. What have
>everyone's experiences been with female pairs? Should I be concerned?
They will probably be ok. Just keep a close eye on them and be prepared,
just in case. I've had to split up two female pairs, but I currently have
three getting along fine. I also placed many female pairs and none of them
have had any problems.
Tana and The Little Rascals
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